Higashi-Obama Station

Location
	Higashi-Obama Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Higashi-Obama Station Higashi-Obama Station (Kansai region) Higashi-Obama Station Higashi-Obama Station (Japan)

Higashi-Obama Station

東小浜駅
Higashi-Obama Station; 東小浜駅
	Higashi-Obama Station in May 2017
Japanese name
Shinjitai	東小浜駅
Kyūjitai	東小濱驛
Hiragana	ひがしおばまえき
General information
Location	8-15 Onyu, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture 917-0241; Japan
Coordinates	35°29′07″N 135°46′53″E / 35.485168°N 135.781292°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Obama Line
Distance	46.2 km (28.7 mi) from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 August 1953; 71 years ago
Passengers
FY2016	390 daily
Services
Planned service in the future
Location
Location
	Higashi-Obama Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Higashi-Obama Station Higashi-Obama Station (Kansai region) Higashi-Obama Station Higashi-Obama Station (Japan)

Higashi-Obama Station (東小浜駅, Higashi-Obama-eki) is a railway station on the Obama Line in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Higashi-Obama Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 46.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

Higashi-Obama Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed and is located inside the Obama Municipal Sōgō Welfare Center building.

The platform in June 2017

History

Higashi-Obama Station was opened on 14 August 1953. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 390 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Fukui Prefecture Wakasa Governmental Office
Onyū Post Office
Wakasa Historical Folk Customs & Culture Center
Wakasa Rikuen
Fukui Prefecture Wakasa Heliport
Fukui Prefectural Wakasa East High School
Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan (Polytech Center Obama)
National Route 27
Wakasahiko Shrine

Others

The station is planned to become a stop for the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line around 2046.^[3]

References

^ 東小浜駅の情報(ＪＲ小浜線) (in Japanese). エキサイト乗り換え案内. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ Discussion for construction of Shinkansen

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[excite-1] 東小浜駅の情報(ＪＲ小浜線) (in Japanese). エキサイト乗り換え案内. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2007-08-27.

[fukui_stats-2] 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[3] Discussion for construction of Shinkansen

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